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Gene information for IL6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3569
Official gene symbolIL6
Full nameinterleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)
Aliases,BSF2,HGF,HSF,IFNB2,IL-6,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a cytokine that functions in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein is primarily produced at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7p21
Gene position22766766 - 22771621  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size4856 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID147620